# Independent Athletics Staff Directory

The Independent has 14 athletic departments covered by Whistle with 640 tracked staff positions as of 15 Oct 2026 (NCAA Division III, NCAA Division II): 380 coaches including 145 head coaches, 14 sport-operations staff, 3 video & analytics staff and 27 in athletics leadership. The largest department is St. Thomas University (160 positions).

_Data as of 15 Oct 2026._
Source: the official athletics staff directories of the 14 schools listed, each re-read on a rolling schedule; newest refresh 15 Oct 2026. Whistle covers 1,098 NCAA departments in total.
_Canonical URL: https://gowhistle.io/directory/independent_

## The Independent at a glance

- **Schools covered:** 14
- **Division:** NCAA Division III, NCAA Division II
- **States:** California, Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania
- **Tracked staff positions:** 640
- **Positions with a published or inferred email:** 487 (76%)
- **Newest directory refresh:** 15 Oct 2026

## Which schools are in the Independent?

| School | Division | Location | Tracked positions | Directory verified |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| [Bryn Mawr College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/bryn-mawr) | Division III | Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania | 48 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Cheyney University of Pennsylvania](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/cheyney) | — | Cheyney, Pennsylvania | 7 | 2026-10-14 |
| [Clarke University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/clarke) | — | Dubuque, Iowa | 43 | 2026-10-14 |
| [College of Saint Benedict](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/st-benedict) | Division III | St. Joseph, Minnesota | 65 | 2026-10-15 |
| [La Sierra University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/la-sierra) | — | Riverside, California | 49 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Louisiana College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/louisiana-col) | — | — | 42 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Oklahoma Panhandle State Univ.](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/okla-panhandle) | — | Goodwell, Oklahoma | 38 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Paine College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/paine) | — | Augusta, Georgia | 11 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Smith College](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/smith) | Division III | Northampton, Massachusetts | 62 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Sonoma State University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/sonoma-st) | Division II | Rohnert Park, California | 3 | 2026-10-15 |
| [St. Catherine University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/st-catherine) | Division III | St. Paul, Minnesota | 44 | 2026-10-15 |
| [St. Thomas University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/st-thomas-fl) | — | — | 160 | 2026-10-15 |
| [University of St. Francis (Ill.)](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/st-francis-il) | — | — | 62 | 2026-10-15 |
| [Washington Adventist University](https://gowhistle.io/directory/school/washington-adventist) | — | Takoma Park, Maryland | 6 | 2026-10-15 |

## How are Independent athletics staff distributed by role?

Across the 14 covered departments, roles derived from published job titles break down as follows (one position per person; people with several titles are counted once by their most sales-relevant role).

| Role group | Positions | Share of staff |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| Head coaches | 145 | 23% |
| All coaches (head, associate, assistant, coordinators) | 380 | 59% |
| Sport operations, recruiting & equipment | 14 | 2% |
| Video & analytics | 3 | 0% |
| Strength & conditioning, athletic training, sports science | 55 | 9% |
| Athletics directors, senior leadership & sport administrators | 27 | 4% |

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## Other NCAA Division III / NCAA Division II conferences

- [Lone Star](https://gowhistle.io/directory/lone-star) — 18 schools, 1,039 positions
- [Pennsylvania State Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/pennsylvania-state-athletic) — 17 schools, 1,253 positions
- [Carolinas](https://gowhistle.io/directory/carolinas) — 16 schools, 933 positions
- [Great Lakes Valley](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-lakes-valley) — 15 schools, 1,159 positions
- [Northern Sun Intercollegiate](https://gowhistle.io/directory/northern-sun-intercollegiate) — 15 schools, 1,222 positions
- [Rocky Mountain Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/rocky-mountain-athletic) — 15 schools, 949 positions
- [California Collegiate Athletic Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/california-collegiate-athletic-association) — 14 schools, 703 positions
- [Great Northeast Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/great-northeast-athletic) — 14 schools, 724 positions
- [Southern Intercollegiate Athletic](https://gowhistle.io/directory/southern-intercollegiate-athletic) — 14 schools, 566 positions
- [Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association](https://gowhistle.io/directory/mid-america-intercollegiate-athletics-association) — 13 schools, 975 positions

## Frequently asked questions

**How many athletics staff work in the Independent?**

640 tracked positions across 14 covered athletic departments as of 15 Oct 2026, of which 380 are coaching roles and 27 are athletics-director or sport-administrator roles.

**Which Independent school has the largest athletic department?**

St. Thomas University lists 160 staff positions in its official athletics directory (verified 15 Oct 2026), the most in the Independent among covered schools.

**Where does this conference data come from?**

From the staff directories athletic departments publish on their official websites, read automatically on a rolling schedule (NCAA Division I roughly weekly, Division II and III every three to four weeks). Whistle never publishes names, emails or phone numbers on public pages; staff can remove their details at any time at [gowhistle.io/remove-my-info](https://gowhistle.io/remove-my-info).

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